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Lyon in need of Bernabeu spirit to see off Bayern

Trailing 1-0 after the first leg in which the Germans had to play most of the game with 10 men after Franck Ribery's sending off, Lyon striker Lisandro Lopez and coach Claude Puel said the Ligue 1 side need to up the ante.

"The team must change its attitude, its mentality. We played too defensively. We must have a more positive mind-set. We need to change tactics if we are to progress," Lisandro told reporters.

"We've made it once, we can do it again. That day, we all wanted to go through."

"I prefer this (kind of situation) because we play better when we have to go and get a result," he said.

"I could not step on my leg after the hit," Van Buyten said after taking a knock on the thigh and limping off. "It is even worse now and I do not know if I will have enough time to recover by Tuesday."

But Bayern sports director Christian Nerlinger sounded confident both would be fit in time, saying: "As things stand now I assume both will be available for the match against Lyon."